Issues

2008 Car Book “Best Bets”

February 20, 2008

Subcompact
Hyundai Accent
Kia Rio

Compact
Honda Civic
Honda Civic Coupe
Hyundai Elantra
Kia Spectra
Nissan Sentra

Intermediate
Acura TL
Acura TSX
Chrysler Sebring
Hyundai Sonata
Kia Optima
Nissan Altima

Large
Acura RL
Buick Lucerne
Cadillac GTS
Ford Crown Victoria/Mercury Grand Marquis
Lincoln Town Car

Minivan
Chrysler Town and Country

Safety Act Settlement Summaries 1996-2009

February 11, 2008

Click here to view all Safety Act Settlements from 1996-2009

Chrysler/Dodge 2.7L Oil Sludge Class Action

September 24, 2007

Related Documents

  • Click here to view class action complaint

Faulty switch prompts recall of 3.6M Fords

August 6, 2007

8/4/07

Automaker now has recalled 10.4M vehicles to fix cruise controls tied to potential fires.

Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News

Ford Motor Co. announced Friday that it is recalling another 3.6 million vehicles because of ongoing problems with a cruise control switch that has already sparked several fires and prompted five other recalls. All told, the company has now recalled some 10.4 million vehicles because of the defect, making it the largest recall for a single vehicle problem in U.S. history.

2004-2006 Scion xB Windshield Cracking

July 26, 2007

2004-2006 Scion xB Windshield Cracking

Honda/Acura Michelin Run-Flat Tires Class Action

July 25, 2007

Honda/Acura Michelin Run-Flat Tires Class Action

Click here to view the Settlement Agreement

Order Approving Settlement, 6-23-09

Dodge Chrysler 2.7L Engine Problems

July 25, 2007

https://www.dodgechryslerengineproblems.com

Judge upholds $55M payout in Dodge Durango Park To Reverse Case

July 9, 2007

Federal court denies Chrysler appeal in death of port longshoreman. By Kristopher Hanson, Staff writer
Long Beach Press Telegram07/06/2007LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has upheld a $55 million verdict awarded to the family of a San Pedro longshoreman killed when an apparently defective Dodge pickup hit him at a shipping terminal three years ago.

Richard Mraz was working at the American Presidents Line (APL) facility on Terminal Island when the 1994 Dodge Dakota reversed into him after he had exited it, knocking him to the ground and resulting in a fatal head injury.

SEAT BELTS STILL MISSING FROM SCHOOL BUSES

July 9, 2007

The National Coalition for School Bus Safety

Contact: Arthur L. Yeager, DMD
732/321-0423
732/742-9588

SEAT BELTS STILL MISSING FROM SCHOOL BUSES

 

Edison, NJ, July 9.. Although by law children in all states are currently required to use seat belts or child safety seats when they ride in the family car, every school day 23 million youngsters travel back and forth to school without this basic crash protection because large, yellow school buses are not equipped with seat belts.

Three Drown in Bridgeport After Van Sinks in Park Pond

July 6, 2007

By William Neuman NY Times July 5, 2007

A woman and two small children died yesterday after their minivan rolled down a hill in a park in Bridgeport, Conn., and into a pond, where the vehicle sank, the authorities said. A third child who was in the van was in critical condition at a New Haven hospital last night.

The accident took place about 10:30 a.m. at Beardsley Park, a popular spot for Fourth of July picnics.